Re: [school-discuss] [Fwd: (LOSS, Mr Doug) Britannica TechnicalSupport [No Ticket]]

[tom poe <tompoe@renonevada.net>]

Hi:  Linux isn't about proprietary software.
thanks,
Tom Poe
Reno, NV
http://www.studioforrecording.org/
http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/
http://renotahoe.pm.org/


On Tuesday 28 May 2002 11:03, Doug Loss wrote:
> Bruno Coudoin wrote:
> > I am sorry, but I don't see why the free software community should help
> > porting proprietary software to Linux.
> > You will port this app for them and then you still have to pay them to
> > get it. Later if they decide that's a too small market they will stop
> > their support and we will have nothing at all.
> >
> > For sure won't spent a second helping them.
>
> I disagree.  If the lack of a CD-ROM encyclopedia that can be accessed from
> Linux is keeping Linux from consideration as an alternative to Windows in
> some schools, then having this software available for Linux can help Linux
> and free software in general to gain entry to the schools.  Once Linux is
> in place, efforts can be made to move them to something like Nupedia.  Even
> if Britannica should decide to withdraw from Linux support, we wouldn't end
> up with nothing at all--we'd have Linux installed in the schools.
>
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